Trump banking that China has more to lose in trade war

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MarketWatch - 6/19/2018 - Bob Davis and Lingling Wei - President Donald Trump’s escalation of trade threats against China reflects his belief that Washington increasingly has the upper hand in the dispute, administration officials said, adding he is prepared to withstand pressure from U.S. businesses that might suffer from the conflict. Trump caught Chinese officials off guard with his announcement Monday evening about potential new tariffs. Should China retaliate against U.S. trade policies, the White House said, the U.S. would apply tariffs of 10% on as much as $400 billion in Chinese imports. China had earlier threatened to retaliate against the U.S.’s initial round of 25% tariffs on $50 billion on imports announced last week. The bulk of those tariffs go into effect July 6. Read more @ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump ... 2018-06-19